David Defeats His Enemies

1 Chronicles 18

1 a After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

3 David also defeated b Hadadezer king of c Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument 1 at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him 1,000 chariots, d 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king e of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons 2 in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David 3 wherever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from f Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. g With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.

9 When h Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king e of Zobah, 10 he sent his son i Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against b Hadadezer and defeated him; for b Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. 11 These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from j Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

12 And k Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

  1. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 18:1 - 17
    After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
    2 Samuel 8:1 - 18
    After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
  2. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:3
    David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:65
    So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days.
  4. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:4
    And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots.
  5. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 19:6
    When the Ammonites saw that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.
  6. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:8
    And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.
  7. Cross References
    1 Kings 7:15
    He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.
    1 Kings 7:23
    Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.
    2 Chronicles 4:12
    The two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars.
    2 Chronicles 4:15 - 16
    And the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it.
  8. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:9
    When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer.
  9. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 18:5
    And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
  10. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:10
    Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze.
  11. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 18:3
    David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.
  12. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 18:3
    David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.
  13. Cross References
    2 Samuel 8:12
    From Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
  14. Cross References
    1 Samuel 26:6
    Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, "Who will go down with me into the camp to Saul?" And Abishai said, "I will go down with you.
    2 Samuel 8:13
    And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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